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    Highlights

    2024 National Standard Plumbing Code — Illustrated Now Available

    Jan. 29, 2024
    The 2024 NSPC provides the latest information about common materials, fixtures, devices and equipment systems used or installed in plumbing systems.

    IAPMO and ASSE Offer Access to Library of Standards

    Jan. 19, 2024
    Many of these standards are referenced in the plumbing, mechanical, solar, swimming pool and building codes.

    IAPMO Seeks Public Input on Manual of Recommended Construction Practices for Potable Water

    Jan. 18, 2024
    This manual provides education and guidance to help plumbers and other personnel responsible for the design, construction and commissioning of water systems.

    IAPMO’s SCB Earns ISO 14001 Accreditation

    Jan. 3, 2024
    More than 300,000 companies are certified to ISO 14001, an internationally recognized standard that provides a framework for organizations to improve their environmental performance...

    IAPMO Seeks Technical Subcommittee Members for Development of American National Standard IAPMO Z1388

    Dec. 20, 2023
    The Z1388 standard’s scope covers supply stops with integral water hammer arresters.

    2022 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Reveals Disparities

    Dec. 20, 2023
    Black and Hispanic workers who saw the largest increase in workplace fatalities in 2022.

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    Houston Adopts Uniform Plumbing Code and Uniform Mechanical Code

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    This adoption is an update from the 2015 editions of these codes and will go into effect Jan. 2, 2024.
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    ASSE Seeks Working Group Members for Development of National Standard ASSE 1004 and ASSE 1079

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    ASCE Releases First-of-its-Kind Sustainable Infrastructure Standard

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    First time the Society has provided consensus-based standard on sustainable solutions to infrastructure projects.